From Naval Air Force to Mountain Soldiers: The 763 Naval Air Group海軍航空隊の兵士: 第763海軍航空隊Under the heat of the sun, some men braved the hot weather condition and hiked the mountain overlooking the Sacobia River in search for the Japanese WWI tunnels. With the help of our Aeta Mag Antsi mountain scouts, we were able to locate …
PROJECT DISCOVERY WWII TUNNELS 2025: KOUZAN-YAMA 甲山にある日本海軍の大東亜戦争のトンネル。 Read More »
WWII Heroes Project 2025:83rd ANNIVERSARY AND COMMEMORATION OF THE DAY OF VALOR (ARAW NG KAGITINGAN)PVT TOMAS MANABAT, MISSING-IN-ACTION: REMEMBERING A BATAAN DEFENDER FROM BAMBAN, TARLAC The month of April is an important historical event in the history of our Nation and in WWII, for the gallant Filipino and American soldiers extreme sacrifices shared, the hardships …
PVT TOMAS MANABAT, MISSING-IN-ACTION: REMEMBERING A BATAAN DEFENDER FROM BAMBAN, TARLAC Read More »
Today, we commemorate the sacrifices and ultimate price paid by our Filipino soldiers along with their American counterparts who fought in the Defense of Luzon, Battle of Bataan and the Bataan Death March. No amount of gratitude can be paid to these Heroes, who endured the most in the bloody battles of Luzon, Bataan and …
INVESTIGATING HISTORY:RECOVERED RELIC OF JAPANESE WWII TYPE 98 KYUHACHI-SHIKI IMPERIAL ARMY OFFICER’s KATANA SWORD – バンバンで日本軍の98式将校用刀が発見される。 The western sector of the Bamban poblacion anchored the Central Force of the Takayama Detachment, where 3,600 seasoned Japanese mobile infantry forces from the 2nd Mobile Infantry Regiment, along with the troops from the 137th Airfield Battalion (reinforced), 25th …
Investigating History: The Former Japanese Naval HQ of Bamban Hills ARCHEOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT: GOVERNOR SUSAN YAP’s VISIT TO THE ON-GOING FIELD STUDY – トンネル内にある旧日本海軍司令部司令部。 WITH MOJI CHIKANORIIn 2001, while working in Japan, I used the opportunity to look for former military personnel who fought or deployed in Bamban during the war. In a twist of …
80th ANNIVERSARY OF LIBERATION, 1945 – 2025 TARLAQUENO USAFFE GUERRILLAS AT STA. IGNACIA, TARLAC; MID-JANUARY 1945 One of the earliest photographs taken by American liberating forces in January 1945 before they entered the capital town of Tarlac, Tarlac. The image shows the Filipino guerrillas present arms, as the first American soldiers, most probably from the …
TARLAQUENO USAFFE GUERRILLAS AT STA. IGNACIA, TARLAC; MID-JANUARY 1945 Read More »
Discovery War Tunnels of Bamban Hills – Field Recon No. 2/2025EXPLORING THE JAPANESE WWII TUNNELS OF ROCK MOUNTAIN -SOUTH SLOPEバンバン山の大東亜戦争トンネルを探索。 BAMBAN HILLS – バンバン山Bamban boasts significant nature’s beauty of hills, ridges and valleys. Located north of Clark International AirPort, it is a strategic location that offers tourism development potentials. Historically, Bamban has her role in …
EXPLORING THE JAPANESE WWII TUNNELS OF ROCK MOUNTAIN -SOUTH SLOPE バンバン山の大東亜戦争トンネルを探索。 Read More »
MILITARY HISTORY TOURS Bamban WWII Tours for the Sergeant Majors and Drill Masters Course – TRACOM Philippine Army Bamban WWII Museum has been in the forefront of preserving and promoting the WWII History and the legacy of our WWII veterans to a wide range of audiences such as students, researchers, tourists and descendants of veterans. …
INVESTIGATING HISTORYTHE BATTLE OF GUSI HILL (HILL 1700) & THE RAISING OF THE AMERICAN FLAG ON FEBRUARY 25, 19451945年2月25日、バンバンの富士山の戦い（丘1700）。 As we commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Bamban Hills 1945 – 2025, we at the Bamban WWII Museum would like to share this history of one of the fiercest fighting in the Philippines …
Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of WWII in the PhilippinesWAR AND MEMORY: 80 YEARS AFTER THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE 80th ANNIVERSARY OF WWIILyceum University of the PhilippinesIntramuros, ManilaFebruary 18-19, 2025 NEVER FORGETEighty years passed since the end of WWII and there is a need to preserve the memory; the victory and the tragedy that happened …
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